Wallace, Ontario (1871 census)
Wallace was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.782°N, 80.917°W.
Population
In 1871, Wallace had a population of 3,581: 1,856 male and 1,725 female residents. Population density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,400 |
| 1871 | 3,581 |
| 1881 | 3,655 |
| 1891 | 3,237 |
| 1901 | 2,839 |
| 1911 | 2,508 |
| 1921 | 2,172 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Palmerston, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wallace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 599 |
| Number of females | 1,725 |
| Number of males | 1,856 |
| Number of married females | 544 |
| Number of married males | 548 |
| Number of married persons | 1,092 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 3,581 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,418 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 593 |
| Number of occupied houses | 594 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,738 |
| BWT BU | 39 |
| CRN BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 4,140 |
| HAY TONS | 5,108 |
| OAT BU | 77,621 |
| PEA BU | 32,352 |
| POT AC | 438 |
| POT BU | 48,114 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,518 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,047 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,518 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,599 |
| AREA | 51,518 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 599 |
| FEMALE | 1,725 |
| GRA BU | 304 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 594 |
| INHABITED | 593 |
| MALE | 1,856 |
| MARRIED F | 544 |
| MARRIED M | 548 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,092 |
| POPULATION | 3,581 |
| ROOT BU | 6,708 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,140 |
| SINGLE M | 1,278 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,418 |
| TUR BU | 35,465 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263091
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Wallace, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallace-on030007-1871/.